High density fiber management system

Abstract

A fiber management system includes a tray and a plurality of cassettes. The tray includes a set of rails and a tray body that is slidable along the set of rails. The tray body has a longitudinal portion extending in parallel with the set of rails and a lateral portion extending with an opening that provides access to the tray. Each of the cassettes has a plurality of ports at a first side of the cassette to support fiber optic connectors, and the plurality of cassettes are arranged on the tray with the first sides facing at least a portion of the longitudinal portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fiber management system comprising:
 a tray comprising:
 a set of rails, and 
 a tray body slidable along the set of rails and having a longitudinal portion extending in parallel with the set of rails and a lateral portion extending with an opening that provides access to the tray; and 
   a plurality of cassettes, each of the cassettes having a plurality of ports at a first side of the cassette to support fiber optic connectors, wherein the plurality of cassettes are arranged on the tray with the first sides facing at least a portion of the longitudinal portion.   
     
     
         2 . The fiber management system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cassettes includes a first array of cassettes and a second array of cassettes arranged on the tray opposite of the first array of cassettes with a gap defined therebetween. 
     
     
         3 . The fiber management system of  claim 1 , wherein at least an array of cassettes from among the plurality of cassettes are arranged to be directly next to a side of the tray extending with the longitudinal portion of the tray body. 
     
     
         4 . The fiber management system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each cassette has a second side opposite of the first side, and   at least one array of cassettes from among the plurality of cassettes define a gap between the second sides of the cassettes and a side of the tray extending with the longitudinal portion of the tray body.   
     
     
         5 . The fiber management system of  claim 1 , wherein the tray body includes:
 a first tray body, and   a second tray body arranged adjacent to and separate from the first tray body, wherein the first tray body and the second tray body are independently slidable from one another.   
     
     
         6 . The fiber management system of  claim 5 , wherein a first array of cassettes from among the plurality of cassettes is arranged on the first tray body, and a second array of cassettes from among the plurality of cassettes is arranged on the second tray body. 
     
     
         7 . The fiber management system of  claim 1 , wherein the cassettes are arranged at an angle to have the first sides at a slant with the longitudinal portion of the tray body. 
     
     
         8 . The fiber management system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cassettes arranged in a single layer along the tray body. 
     
     
         9 . The fiber management system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cassettes form at least one cassette stack, wherein the at least one cassette stack includes at least two cassettes from among the plurality of cassettes. 
     
     
         10 . The fiber management system of  claim 9  further comprising a bracket connecting the at least two cassettes of the cassette stack. 
     
     
         11 . The fiber management system of  claim 9  further comprising a snap-in bracket connecting at least one of: two adjacent cassettes of the cassette stack or a cassette from among the plurality of cassettes to the tray body. 
     
     
         12 . The fiber management system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a snap-in connector including a snap-in tab extending from a bottom end of the connector, wherein, 
 the tray body define a snap-in aperture configured to receive and connect to the snap-in tab. 
 
     
     
         13 . The fiber management system of  claim 1 , wherein the tray includes a plurality of the tray bodies stackably arranged and independently slidable from one another. 
     
     
         14 . The fiber management system of  claim 1  further comprising a cabinet defining the opening, wherein the tray is disposed in the cabinet and is slideable to extend passed the opening. 
     
     
         15 . A fiber management system comprising:
 a cabinet defining an opening;   a tray comprising:
 a set of rails, and 
 a tray body slidable along the set of rails to slide beyond the opening; and 
   a plurality of cassettes, each of the cassettes having a plurality of ports at a first side of the cassette, wherein:
 the plurality of cassettes are arranged on the tray forming at least one column provided along a width of the tray that is parallel to the opening and a plurality of rows provided along a depth of the tray. 
   
     
     
         16 . The fiber management system of  claim 15 , wherein the tray body includes:
 a first tray body, and   a second tray body arranged adjacent to and separate from the first tray body, wherein the first tray body and the second tray body are independently slidable from one another.   
     
     
         17 . The fiber management system of  claim 16 , wherein a first array of cassettes from among the plurality of cassettes is arranged on the first tray body, and a second array of cassettes from among the plurality of cassettes is arranged on the second tray body. 
     
     
         18 . The fiber management system of  claim 15 , wherein the tray includes a plurality of the tray bodies stackably arranged and independently slidable from one another. 
     
     
         19 . A fiber management system comprising:
 a cabinet defining an opening;   a tray comprising:
 a set of rails, and 
 a tray body slidable along the set of rails to slide beyond the opening; and 
   a plurality of cassettes, each of the cassettes having a plurality of ports at a first side of the cassette, wherein:
 the plurality of cassettes are arranged on the tray with the first sides facing away from the opening; and 
 the plurality of cassettes includes a first array of cassettes and a second array of cassettes arranged on the tray opposite of the first array of cassettes with a gap defined therebetween to route cables to be connected. 
   
     
     
         20 . The fiber management system of  claim 19 , wherein the tray body includes:
 a first tray body, and   a second tray body arranged adjacent to and separate from the first tray body, wherein the first tray body and the second tray body are independently slidable from one another.